What Birds Can We Expect To See In July?

This is the time of the year when we wonder where the year has disappeared as some birds are already beginning to show signs of wanting to migrate south. As early as even late June, we can expect to see returning shorebirds beginning to…

Kingston and Area Bird Sightings

Kingston Area Birds June 13, 2026 – June 19, 2026Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintain records in a 50km radius ofMacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders using eBird are encouraged to share theirsightings with ‘Kingston FN’. Alternatively, please email records directlyto me – contact details below. Please…

Discover & Celebrate the Salmon River

Discover Our Gem: the Salmon River Headwaters   Please join us on Saturday morning, July 25 in Arden to celebrate the beauty and importance of our Salmon River Headwaters The life force that brings health and services to ‘the downstream’ Mingle with members of…

What Birds Can We Expect To See In June?

By and large, the spring warbler migration is all but over by the end of May. Despite how the month started out with near low temperatures at night, May was a good month – a few good days, a couple of spectacular fallouts, although…

Prince Edward Point is Giving Point Pelee a Run For its Money

It was the late Irwin Knight of Belleville, a long-time member of the Quinte Field Naturalists, who alerted me to the potential of Prince Edward Point in the early 1960s as a migratory pathway for spring birds. The property was essentially privately owned, but…

The Hummingbird Season is Here!

The hummingbird season is upon us again. Our only hummingbird species in Prince Edward County, the Ruby-throated, usually arrives by May 12th, although we have seen them arrive here as early as May 1st. Your chances of attracting a nesting pair to your premises,…

Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre

Greetings friends, However you like to celebrate the holidays, we wish you a warm relaxing time with family & friends, and the opportunity to appreciate our beautiful landscape and our magnificent Salmon River watershed. Thank you to Avis Price, FSR member, who researched and wrote this…

Support South Shore Joint Initiative

Only 200 tickets at $25 each—great odds, amazing prizes, and every ticket supports South Shore Joint Initiative and their mission to educate, advocate and protect Prince Edward County’s rare South Shore! For tickets contact: cheryl.anderson@ssji.ca | 613-849-7743Details: https://www.ssji.ca/stepintonatureraffle2025 or visit SSJI.CA Raffle Prizes– One…

Look What Flew Through the County

LOOK WHAT FLEW THROUGH THE COUNTY Based on her very successful and popular column in The Times, author Yvonne Buys is proud to announce the publication of her new book. The book is filled with outstanding colour photos of all but a few of…

The Birdhouse Nature Store

THE BIRDHOUSE NATURE STORE home of the famous “Right Stuff” bird feed 82 Main Street, Brighton 613-475-9510 BIRDFEEDING HAS BECOME BIG BUSINESS – MAKE SURE YOU FEED “THE RIGHT STUFF” AND NOT THE WRONG STUFF! In Birdfeeding Workshops that I conducted back in the…